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Initially created to be the house band for Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn's Sansu Enterprises, the Meters started out backing such famous names as Lee Dorsey and Betty Harris. Led by organist Art Neville, the quartet was rounded out by jazz-influenced guitarist Leo Nocentelli, along with the bubbling rhythm section of bassist George Porter, Jr. and drummer Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste. Booker T. & the M.G.'s may have been the most obvious influence, but the Meters differentiated themselves by injecting a healthy dose of New Orleans funk into their sound. Led by Neville's fat-sounding organ, the Meters quickly scored hits with the sinewy "Cissy Strut" and the more languid "Sophisticated Cissy." Simplicity is the hallmark of this impressive debut and nuance is paramount, whether it's Nocentelli's lazy riffs echoing throughout "Ease Back" or Modeliste unobtrusively riding his hi-hat along the perimeter of the Memphis-fried "6V6 La." Not unlike the M.G.'s, the Meters were masters of interpretation -- the band here moves easily from a chugging reading of Sly Stone's "Sing a Simple Song," to kicking back on a smoky version of the Classics IV's "Stormy."
© Rovi Staff /TiVo
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Joseph Modeliste, Writer - George Porter, Writer - Arthur Neville, Writer - The Meters, Composer, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Leo Nocentelli, Writer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Composer - Arthur Neville, Composer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - George Porter Jr, Composer - Leo Nocentelli, Composer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
A. Neville, Writer - Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - G Porter, Writer - J. Modeliste, Writer - L. Nocentelli, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Reprise Records Inc.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Cole Porter, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Writer - Neville, Writer - Nocentelli, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
B. BUIE, Composer, Lyricist - Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards - C. Cobb, Composer, Lyricist
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
S. Stewart, Composer, Lyricist - Cole Porter, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Writer - Neville, Writer - Nocentelli, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1975 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
Initially created to be the house band for Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn's Sansu Enterprises, the Meters started out backing such famous names as Lee Dorsey and Betty Harris. Led by organist Art Neville, the quartet was rounded out by jazz-influenced guitarist Leo Nocentelli, along with the bubbling rhythm section of bassist George Porter, Jr. and drummer Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste. Booker T. & the M.G.'s may have been the most obvious influence, but the Meters differentiated themselves by injecting a healthy dose of New Orleans funk into their sound. Led by Neville's fat-sounding organ, the Meters quickly scored hits with the sinewy "Cissy Strut" and the more languid "Sophisticated Cissy." Simplicity is the hallmark of this impressive debut and nuance is paramount, whether it's Nocentelli's lazy riffs echoing throughout "Ease Back" or Modeliste unobtrusively riding his hi-hat along the perimeter of the Memphis-fried "6V6 La." Not unlike the M.G.'s, the Meters were masters of interpretation -- the band here moves easily from a chugging reading of Sly Stone's "Sing a Simple Song," to kicking back on a smoky version of the Classics IV's "Stormy."
© Rovi Staff /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:30
- Main artists: The Meters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Funk
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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